Alright, everyone, I know it has been a while (I had finals this month) but I am going to try and make up for it.
And I am going to do that by reviewing the very first pedal in order of my own pedal board. For those of you who aren't that experienced in the order of pedals in the pedal chain, I will upload the most common order soon, but you can always experiment a little bit and see what you like best.
As soon as you turn it on, you can start experimenting and there is lots of experimenting to do: just like most high-end fuzz pedals, it is extremely versatile. Change the amount of fuzz, and you can anywhere from that dirty sound, infinite-sustain like fuzz to a slight drive. Change the amount of volume and you get even more tones, ranging from a fat, to a thinner fuzz.
Same goes when you touch your volume knobs on the guitar itself, it doesn't decrease the actual volume, but it does make your fuzz more or less fat, depending on in which direction you roll your volume knob.
I'd recommend this pedal for anyone who plays Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Jimmi Hendrix and all similar artists from that era. If you are going to order one from Analogman's shop, I do highly recommend not saving on the LED and power jack options. The rest is up to you.
One little tip however: if you do not own a tube amp, you might want to consider something else, because this thing really shines combined with (loud) tube amps. It creates the best and sweetest sound you'll ever hear combined with a tube driver, or a tube amp cracked all the way up.
Another thing worth noting, even if you have a tube amp, is its relatively hefty price tag. I will tell you however, that this pedal has been in my board a long, long time, and I have never regretted buying it, even though it's not the cheapest of pedals. Quality comes at a cost, so they say, and in this case you'll end up paying 215 USD (more or less 180 euros after taxes).
And I am going to do that by reviewing the very first pedal in order of my own pedal board. For those of you who aren't that experienced in the order of pedals in the pedal chain, I will upload the most common order soon, but you can always experiment a little bit and see what you like best.
Anyway, back to the pedal: The BC-108 Sunface is a fuzzface pedal made by Mike from Analogman.
Analogman is kind of similar to Keeley, it creates some pedals but is also well known for its modding of popular pedals. The BC-108 is one of their own pedals. They produce several types of fuzz pedals, using different circuits, transistors, etc. The silicon based BC-108 is a 70's style fuzz, which creates that typical David Gilmour and even Jimmi Hendix fuzz tone.As soon as you turn it on, you can start experimenting and there is lots of experimenting to do: just like most high-end fuzz pedals, it is extremely versatile. Change the amount of fuzz, and you can anywhere from that dirty sound, infinite-sustain like fuzz to a slight drive. Change the amount of volume and you get even more tones, ranging from a fat, to a thinner fuzz.
Same goes when you touch your volume knobs on the guitar itself, it doesn't decrease the actual volume, but it does make your fuzz more or less fat, depending on in which direction you roll your volume knob.
I'd recommend this pedal for anyone who plays Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Jimmi Hendrix and all similar artists from that era. If you are going to order one from Analogman's shop, I do highly recommend not saving on the LED and power jack options. The rest is up to you.
One little tip however: if you do not own a tube amp, you might want to consider something else, because this thing really shines combined with (loud) tube amps. It creates the best and sweetest sound you'll ever hear combined with a tube driver, or a tube amp cracked all the way up.
Another thing worth noting, even if you have a tube amp, is its relatively hefty price tag. I will tell you however, that this pedal has been in my board a long, long time, and I have never regretted buying it, even though it's not the cheapest of pedals. Quality comes at a cost, so they say, and in this case you'll end up paying 215 USD (more or less 180 euros after taxes).
